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ESA宇宙愿景2015-2025计划的SPICA评估研究报告

SPICA Assessment Study Report for ESA Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 Plan

SPICA Study Team Collaboration

摘要:

SPICA(宇宙学和天体物理学空间红外望远镜)是日本宇宙航空研究开发机构领导的天文台,由于3.5米(目前基线)冷望远镜(< 6 K)和先进仪器,它将以前所未有的灵敏度在中远红外波长范围(5-210微米)内运行。SPICA将携带一个中红外照相机、中红外光谱仪和一个中红外日冕仪(由日本宇宙航空研究开发机构建造)、一个远红外成像光谱仪(SAFARI,由欧洲/加拿大财团提供)和一个远红外/亚毫米光谱仪(由美国提议)。欧空局的贡献包括望远镜组装、地面部分的合作以及欧洲仪器SAFARI与日本宇宙航空研究开发机构的接口管理。SPICA天文台将向全世界开放,并将为宇宙历史中行星形成和星系形成与演化的基本问题提供独特和突破性的答案。SPICA的目标发射年为2018年。SPICA于2007年10月被选为欧空局2015-2025年宇宙愿景计划的候选M级飞行任务,具有“机遇飞行任务”的特点。本报告介绍了SPICA的科学案例,描述了任务并总结了欧空局评估研究的结果。

英文摘要:

SPICA (Space Infrared Telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics) is a JAXA led observatory that will operate in the mid and far infrared wavelength range (5-210 micron) with unprecedented sensitivity, thanks to the 3.5 m (current baseline) cold telescope (< 6 K) and advanced instruments. SPICA will carry a mid infrared camera, mid infrared spectrometers and a mid infrared coronagraph (built by JAXA institutes), a far infrared imaging spectrometer (SAFARI, provided by a European/Canadian consortium), and a far infrared/sub-millimetre spectrometer (proposed by U.S.). The contribution from ESA consists of the telescope assembly, a collaboration in the ground segment and the interface management to JAXA of the European instrument SAFARI. The SPICA observatory will be open to the worldwide community and will provide unique and ground-breaking answers to fundamental questions in planetary formation and formation and evolution of galaxies through cosmic history. The target launch year of SPICA is 2018. SPICA was selected in October 2007 as a candidate M-class mission for the ESA Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 Plan, with the character of "mission of opportunity". This report presents the science case of SPICA, describes the mission and summarises the outcome of the ESA Assessment Study.

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